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A r r a n g e lik e ite m s to g e th e r. P ick a sp o t,
su c h as a b a s e m e n t o r sp a re b e d r o o m , as
a s ta g in g area. O r g a n iz e a c c o r d in g to fu n c tio n :
k itch e n , c lo th in g , b o o k s a n d m u sic, to ys,
a n d to o ls.
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T a g 'em . U se p re p rin te d p rice ta g s fro m
an o ffice su p p ly o r h a r d w a re sto re, or
in k th e p rice o n p a in te r's tap e, w h ic h w o n 't
leave a m a rk o r te a r paper. I f y o u h a v e an
in te re s tin g id ea a b o u t h o w to u se a n ite m o r a
fu n fa c t a b o u t w h a t y o u ’re sellin g, in clu d e th a t
in fo rm a tio n o n th e p rice tag.
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G e a r up. H ave th e se essen tials at th e read y
o n sale day: a ta p e m e a su re a n d yard stick ,
calcu lator, an d an e x te n sio n co rd an d b atteries
(so sh o p p e rs ca n m a k e su re item s w ork).
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Be a n a tte n tio n -g ra b b e r. M a k e y o u r sign s
b ig, b o ld , a n d e a s y to read . U se w o r d in g
su ch as “ H U G E sale T O D A Y ." T ie b a llo o n s to
y o u r m a ilb o x .
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F o llo w in g lo ca l o rd in a n c e s , p o s t sig n s in
y o u r n e ig h b o rh o o d , in c lu d in g at g r o c e r y
sto re s an d c o ffe e sh o p s. Y ard sig n s sh o u ld
fe a tu re d ire c tio n a l a rro w s, c r o s s stre e ts, an d
tim e/d ate info. I f y o u h a v e to y s o r ch ild ren 's
c lo th in g , p o st a sig n n e a r a re a p la y g ro u n d s.
Price Guide
Need help pricing your items? Make
Goodwill
(goodwill.org
) your benchmark
for fair market value. Here’s a sample of
Goodwill’s pricing:
Golf clubs
$
2 - $ 2 5
Hardcover books
$l
-$3
Lamps
$
4 - $ 1 2
Pots and pans
$ l
- $ 3
Coffeem akers
$
4 - $ 1 5
Desks
$
3 0 - $ 8 0
Dressers
$
2 0 - $ 6 0
Quilts
$
8 - $ 2 4
Computer
monitors
$
5 - $ 5 0
Board games
$ 1
DVDs
$
2 - $ 5
Umbrellas
$2-$6
Women’s
sweaters
$
5 - $ 1 5
Casual pants
$2-$10
Men’s suits
$
1 0 - $ 3 0
Children’s coats
$
3 - $ 1 5
Stuffed animals
$ . 5 0
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